To glue or stick things together; to cause to adhere or unite into one mass.
Direct from Latin conglutinare (to glue together). Con- means 'together' and glutinare comes from gluten (glue/sticky).
In biology, conglutinate describes how certain cells or organisms stick together—some bacteria conglutinate to form protective biofilms that antibiotics can barely penetrate.
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